The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-11-17
DAKOTA INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Indian Agents Of Dakota Report tho
Progress In various Directions
Made bv Their Warde.

indian Agents Of Dakota Report tho
Progress In Various Directions
Made by Their Wards.
Following are some Of the point, made
BY Indian agents regarding the Indians un.
der their charge in Dakota. Mai. Ander.
son, at Crow Creek, writes:
During last spring and early summer
fifty'iour brood mares and thirty yoke OF
hall Tor Lower Brule) were furnished
for issue. The good result OF
placing the oxen is already seen bv tho
amount OF sod that has been turned and
the advantage in material wealth will be
shown as to brood mares in due time,
This stock was all given to the most dc.
serving Indians az reward OF merit to
those who have made the best progress in
farming and care Of stock. The census of
the Grow Creek and Lower Brule aeen-
cies is placed as follows:
Crow Cree>-The census OF June 80 last
. ows population OF l.1O3 Indians and
mixed blood, Of whom about one hundred
are Santee, Lower Brule, Yanktons and
bali breeds, the balance being Lower Yank-
tonais Sioux.
Lower Brule-The census of June 30
shows a population OF ]. 237 Indians and
mixed bloods. of whom about eeventy.five
Lower Yanktonais Sioux.
" the surveys and allotments at DEVILS
Lake, Major Grameie says:
Last year three townships were sub1ivid-
ed into forty-acre tracts. Several allot.
ments were made, but was ordered to
cease making allotments as it was decided
that under the recent Dawes bill allot-
ments must be made by special agent as
sisted by the regular agent. In making
the allotments 1 only allowed to heads
OF families and persons OF twenty. one
years OF age. as these Indians will not ac-
cept only eighty acres to persons over
eighteen and under twenty-one and forty
acres to children under eighteen, and I
think they are perfectly right; for is not q
boy OF seventeen more justly entitled to a
farm OF 16O acres than an old man or
woman of eighty, who will never cultivate
farm If they had 1000 acres?'
THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN AGENCY.
OF the Turtle mountain agency, the
farmer in charge says:
The census taken in June finds 1853 fam
lilies. SIT individuals, mixed blood speak
| ing French, English, Cree and Chippewa;
83 families, 300 individuals, full bloods.
speaking Cree and Chippewa. a total OF
1926 people; this shows decrease in
| number from the report of 1886, as drop
from the roster all not living within the
OF full .bloods residing at Dunseith.
OF school matters at the Fort Bertho]d
| agency, Agent Clifford says:
The available school material OF this
| agency has been transferred to Fort Stew.
| enson school, seventeen miles distant
with the exception OF a few that have been
| run in at the mission school at the agency.
A large majority OF our children of school
age are at school yet. The Indians have
| 1t firmly impressed upon their minds that
| tho time has come when they must do for
| themselves by cultivat;ng the soil, and
the infirm and almost helpless are per-
mitted to retain their children old enough
! to work.
Agent Gallagher, at Pine Ridge, makes a
very interesting report, especially in regard
| to new census and corresponding reduction
OF rations:
| I assumed charge OF the Pine Ridge
agency Oct. !, 1886. Arriving here on
! Sept. 20, was present the following day
at the taking OF the census by actual count.
The manner of taking it prevented any
thing like fraud, and am sure showed the
actual number Of Indians belonging to the
agency present at the time the count was
made. The large reduction in the number
OF Indians at the agency shown by this
count from that previously reported, j. e..
! 2,776, was a matter OF some surprise. To
the Indian it was a source OF profound
regret and when the beef ration was short
things his wailings were loud and continu.
GUS. The annual census Of Sioux Indians
was taken June 80. and is as follows:
Cheyennes, lob families; II males over
eighteen, S3 under; females over fourteen
years. Ill: under fourteen years, So;
total. 1923; both sexes, between six and
sixteen years. 81. Ogallalla Sioux, l, 167
, families; males over eighteen years, 991;
under eighteen years, $40; females over
years, 7S6; total all ages, 4. 1877; both sex.
es, between six and sixteen years, 997.
Mixed bloods, 1OS families males over la
years, 10; under eighteen years, 1O2; fe.
| males over fourteen years, sc; under four.
teen years, 1874; total, all ages, 1852; both
sexes between six and sixteen years, 1926.
We received during the year $50 brood
mares and $50 mich COWS. These were
distributed among such Indians as could
be relied upon to provide for their comfort
during the winter. It is gratifying
to be able to state that
all to whom animals were issued
have put up a large quantity o.
hay. and otherwise provided for the care
OF their stock through the winter. We al
so issued to deserving Indians during the
gear 176 farm wagons. These have been
| put u good use IN 1relghtlng and farm
work, and greatly encouraged the Indian.
to move out of villages and locate upon
farms. The building oflog houses has con
tinued without interruption, and the tecpf
will soon be known only as thing OF the
past.
Spencer, the new agent at Rosebud, say!
OF the school OF the reservation:
All the children within radius OF fou1
miles from the school are enumerated te
aggregate the total belonging to prnci
pal camp, and while the average per capi
ia attendance OF children residing within
the range OF school privileges is, I am in
formed, greater than at any other agency
these divisions are simply the result O
constant effort. Only in isolated case
can credit be attached to Mr.. and Mrs. 10
There are camps on this agency on which
the mere mention OF IL prospective schoo
operates like a red flag on an enragct
bull.
Anarchist Addenda.
A considerable quantity OF am munitio,
has been shipped from the Rock Islam,
arsenal to Chicago for use, it is supposed
by the state militia in the event OF trouble
Over ESQ letters and petitions were re